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Trials for the Classroom Developed by Peter Pappas |
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I've
found that mock trials embody critical thinking in the classroom. Over the
years I wrote a number of cases which proved to be effective tools for improving
student analytic skills. I used these cases with high school students who
prepared all the roles of attorney and witness from the fact patterns below.
Cases were argued before real attorneys / judges and juries made up of adults from the community. Years later, former students I encounter still fondly remember the excitement and accomplishment they felt as part of law unit. |
Note: Teachers and students
are invited to download the cases for use in class. Please
send me an email and let me
know how the trials turn out.
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Mock Trials by Peter Pappas - All characters and incidents are fictitious. The
Vince Edwards Case: This fact pattern present the case of Vince
Edwards, accused of raping a woman he met in a bar. He claims
the intercourse was consensual. The Donna Osborn Case: This fact pattern presents the case of Donna Osborn, who is accused of murdering her husband. She claims she was abused by her husband and raises justification as a defense. Experts witnesses debate the merits of "battered wife syndrome." Rules of Evidence and Procedure: Long form | Short form The Jack Whitmore Case: This case examines the rights of a student who appeals his expulsion for a variety of violations of dress and hair codes. A federal district court an appeal court each rule on opposite side of the case. Students now have opportunity to argue before the Supreme Court. Written by Jay Postel.
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